Old Irish

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Etymology

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From derdrethar (rages, resounds), from dord (to buzz, drone).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Derdriu f (genitive Derdrenn)

  1. a female given name, most famously borne by a tragic heroine of the Ulster Cycle.

Inflection

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Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Derdriu
Vocative Derdriu
Accusative DerdrinnN
Genitive Derdrenn
Dative DerdrinnL, DerdriuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: Deirdre
  • Scottish Gaelic: Deirdre

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Deirdre Deirdre
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
nDeirdre
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Stüber, K. (1998). The Historical Morphology of N-stems in Celtic. Ireland: Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, p. 103

Further reading

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